Our old real estate agent sent us an email recently with a few ideas on indoor and outdoor projects for keeping busy during the pandemic and I thought I’d share some of those.
I hope that you and those you love are staying safe and keeping busy. Literally the world over, people are trying to find creative ways to fill their idle time and be productive at home – getting things done around the house, delving into those hobbies and activities they always think about but never have a chance to explore, and spending some good old-fashioned quality time with their family.
HOME IMPROVEMENT
- Outdoor Projects
- Plant an edible garden
- Build a DIY fire pit
- Propagate a plant
- Set up a portable projector screen
- Create a stone garden path
- Make a DIY compost bin
- Catch up on routine outdoor home maintenance (clean gutters, check downspouts, prep garden, clean air-conditioning coils, clean outdoor furniture)
- Indoor Projects
- Begin an indoor herb garden
- Swap out old doorknobs and drawer handles with newer ones for a fresher look
- Hang new art or curtains
- Reorganize your kitchen spices with a homemade spice rack
- Catch up on routine indoor home maintenance (change home air filter, vacuum refrigerator coils, check washing machine filter, clean dryer vent, check carbon monoxide and smoke detectors)
BRAIN GAMES
- Attend an online class
- Take the time to meditate
- Learn a new cocktail recipe
- Hone your cooking skills
- Start a 365-day journal
- Study a new language
- Start a new workout regimen with a free workout app
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
- Outdoor Fun
- Play hide-and-seek
- Jump rope
- Play hopscotch
- Draw sidewalk chalk art
- Fly a kite
- Take a bike ride
- Go roller skating
- Indoor Activities
- Play a board game
- Complete a jigsaw puzzle
- Set up a treasure hunt
- Build a fort
- Learn magic tricks
- Teach your dog new tricks
- Have a family movie night
- Plan an international dinner night
- Enjoy a home spa day
- Baking and Cooking
- Try some kid-friendly cookie recipes
- Decorate cupcakes
- Assemble and bake easy pita pizzas
- Make indoor s’mores
- Create an ice cream sundae bar
- Arts and Crafts
- Color a coloring page or paint-by-numbers
- Make slime
- Watch an online drawing lesson
- Make origami
- Create a family scrapbook
- Paint kindness rocks and leave them around the neighborhood
Great ideas! It amazes me that others are struggling to find things to do as I have been quite busy with life in general.
Me too!! I’ve been busier than ever and have actually completed 90% of the summer projects already! I guess that means I’ll get more quilting done this summer with all the free time 😀